Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-16

that every town in West Grant will duly
celebrate the 4th. Our own town having
putits hand to the pillow win not look back
on account of neighboring competition,
but will have as good a time as usual,
although not expecting SO great a crowd
as heretofore. The bills are out and the
entertainment will come off.
| This week closes the upper village
school, and the little ones will be set
free from the oyen-like school room, and
enjoy the running waters, fresh air and
cool shade so much more attractive too,
and better for them in every way.
A sort of January and May wedding
took place here last week, giving Cos
sips an opportunity to exercise their
art; but
| 1.-THE substance of my query.
| When plainly put Is this:
| Is it anybody's business,
| What another's businesslsi"
l think not.
| The pleasant countenance of VIII
Stephens, of Muscolung, will not be seen
on our streets for some time to come, as
two acres of onions, thickly interspersed
with fox-tail will occupy his sole atten-
ton for an unlimited period. He reasons
that a few hundred bushels of the
odorous, pathetic bulb, will repay him
for all the hardships he is undergoing
now.
The furnace will make a run this week
| to smelt the mineral from the Sterrett
and Burns diggings, and also some
by Mechanism & Wren, about 17000fbs.
in all. The former named mines are
good as ever, but the sinking of a new
shaft is the next work to be done. The
product of the Ross mine for the past
season is now being shipped from Lam
caster. 1t is estimated at probably forty
tons of drybone and jack.
Mr.. Jas. Anderson returned from his
trip to Kansas last Thursday. He
brought quantity of Carbonate (Kan.)
mineral water with him, which he be-
lieves, if not exactly the elixir of life, is
the next thing to it, and is donating it to
invalid neighbors for trial without mon
ey and without price. But that is not
exactly business. He should have bot
tied it up, hired o brass band, a mena e.
erie, an oily tongue, and a dispensation
and sold it for from $5 to $40 per bottle,
and made from one to two thousand
dollars week; leastwise he. could two
weeks ago and not travelled fan either.
was in town last week where nearly
all were ailing or imagined they were.
The very air was laden with disease,
and the inhabitants looked downcast,
bilious, rheumatic. Happily for that
community, vertiable Pool of Sloan
on wheels, with free Sideshow, landed in
the suburbs and to that the people
fiocked, and laid down their shekels and
saved the town from depopulation. And
now every body is happy but the un-
dertaker, even the Irregular" guild are
smiling for they anticipate a worse ep-
idemic, when the costly but powerful
remedies get down to business and begin
to get in their work, which one of the
profession told me he thought would be
in about five days, and therefore that
hunting trip would have to be post
poned. And then every body will be
happy-perhaps. How much good one
man can do in this world, and what a
halo of joy he can throw all around him
as he travels through this vale of tears,
if he only travels with the right kind of
rig, and charges enough for his wares
when he gets to that part of it. You
bet he canl
The gritty little Ortschied boy who
lost part of his right hand short time
ago, was in town lately with well healed
stnmps of thumb and fingers, will hence
forth eschew dynamite, but will learn to
shoot with his left hand as he will never
ask to be exempt from military service
in the future on account of his loss, not
being that kind of dodger.
Mrs. Lovejoy and her children, of Mo-
line, Ill. ARE visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Dollie Hartford.
Mrs. Grace Sprague and her daughter
are still absent on visit to New York.
Mr.. Geo. Stephens left for Montfort
on Saturday. ave
Mr.. Sam Birch will attend the Grand
Lodge at Milwaukee this week.
1t is well known fact that in defiance
of statute aw.and town bylaws, white
man in this village has no rights which
town hog, or COW or horse is bound to
respect. They break fences, destroy
gardens, and dig new potatoes for out
siders. seven days and nights in week
with diligence that can not but be adj
mired, though regretted. Doc. Hart
ford's little dog, Solo, is the only animal
dipped or quadraped) who makes any
effort to enforce the stock law. AS his
name indicates he is all alone in his en-
deavor to uphold the majesty of the law,
but what is one little dog among so
many obnoxious animals. He feels his
name should be Zero. Meanwhile a
very kind feeling towards. the owners of
these rowing brutes, is gradually growing
in the bosoms of the owners of fences
and gardens, and some day it will de-
velope into few lawsuits.
Last Saturday VIII Richards got away
with RATHER six feet in length. Next.
Old soldiers from this vicinity who
attenden the reunion at Shullsburg re-
turned feeling satisfied with their trip,
and more than pleased with the recep-
ton and entertainment they received
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